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Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
VEL-C-9, M 3/106, scale bar 0.15mm
VEL-C-9, M 3/106, scale bar 0.3mm
VEL-C-9, M 3/106, 25x
VEL-C-9, M 3/106, 16x
VEL-C-9, M 3/106, 8x
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample no |
M 3/106
representative sample for VEL-C-9 |
| fabric type |
VEL-C-9
|
| supposed site of production |
Velia region |
| sample taken |
2002, by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea |
| registration code of context |
520/4/98 |
| registration code of object |
520/4/98-26 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Cooking Pot |
| object type |
chytra with short flat rim |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 18cm (rim) |
| surface description |
smoothed light red, 2.5YR6/6 |
| publication |
Gassner et al. 2014, 224 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light red, granular; fine white inclusions, some larger reddish brown particles |
| colour of fresh break |
yellowish red, 5YR5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: chambers; void length: 0.025-0.25 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.025-1 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, angular, subspherical, 0.1-1 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.05-0.3 |
|
mica |
singular, dark, 0.025-0.1 |
|
quartz |
very frequent, very angular, subspherical, spherical, white, clear, 0.025-1 |
|
red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, angular, subspherical, 0.1-1 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| publication (of analysis) |
Gassner et al. 2014, 238 |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVGK01c |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample number |
M 3/106 |
| name of author |
Roman Sauer |
| institution of author |
University of Applied Arts Vienna, Department of Archaeometry |
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